"Are you upset
little friend? Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't
worry...I'm here. The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the
sun will shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you."
- Charlie Brown to Snoopy (his companion Beagle)

Before selling dogs
raised for their flesh, Chinese "farmers" beat them with clubs in the
belief that their extreme fear will produce adrenaline rushes to
flavor and tenderize the dog meat. Can things get worse for canines in
China?

The September 12, 2012 issue of the Journal of Trauma and
Acute Care Surgery reveals a secret I had rather not known.

The painful injury was induced
in two dozen dogs by suctioning their throats, lungs, and tracheae and
then applying oleic acid.

Oleic acid is a concentrated extract of
olive oil (C-18, H-34, O-2) which is used to intentionally create
severe lung and throat damage with accompanying edema and extreme pain to
laboratory animals.

After the throats and lungs were partially
destroyed, the dogs were then put on respiratory ventilators and
various methods of artificially induced sustained inflation (SI) were
assessed.

Researcher's Conclusion:

"SI in ARDS could improve
oxygenation, lung compliance, and airway resistance, which was related
to the improved degree of inflammation..."

My wish:

PETA
in China could free those enraged beagles from their cages so that they
could apply each fang to the trachea and lungs of Drs. Wang and Fang.
After witnessing the terrible trials men inflict upon dogs, will it
ever again be easy to laugh?